Pepperoni pizza gets its name from the pepperoni sausage. Pepperoni and mozzarella pizza is a great option for a hearty snack for a cold day.
Ingredients
120g mozzarella for pizza
pepperoni – 40 g
Freshly ground pepper to taste
For the dough:
pressed yeast – 5 g
water – 300 ml
wheat flour – 400 g
For tomato sauce:
tomatoes – 150 g
onion – ½ piece
garlic – 1 clove
olive oil – 30 g
salt – 10 g
pepper to taste
dried basil – 5 g
Step by step recipe
Step 1
Dissolve the yeast in water and add to the flour.
Step 2.
Knead in the dough and allow it to rest for 2 hours.
Step 3
Put the tomatoes in boiling water for 10-15 seconds. Take them out, peel off the skin, cut into pieces, put into a blender and chop until smooth.
Step 4
Finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté in olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stew over a medium heat until the liquid has evaporated.
Step 5.
Season with salt and pepper, add basil and leave the sauce to cool.
Step 6
Roll out the pastry to 30 cm in diameter.
Step 7
Spread the cooled tomato sauce onto the pizza base – spread over the entire surface.
Step 8
Cut the mozzarella into rounds and spread evenly on the pizza. Top with pepperoni sausage. Sprinkle it with pepperoni. Place in the oven for 7 minutes at 200°C.